We want to thank you today, that you have taken time to
look at our website and view our website and also our pastor’s page.We appreciate that so very much.We thank God for you.
As we are going into a brand new year, I think I should
stop and give thanks to the God of heaven for the great year we had in 2011.It was just a great year.
We saw many people saved here and new members coming in.God did some wonderful things that we have been praying for the last
12 years.We saw God bring some
things together here in 2011 and we want to thank Him for that.The older I get, I continue to be amazed of the awesome power of the
God of heaven.It’s so wonderful
and I want to praise Him today for all that He is doing.
We know that is gone and we are looking at 2012 and
there are many great things that we are looking forward to, Lord willing,
and if the Lord gives us the time.We don’t know when He is coming, but if He tarries His coming; we are
looking forward to our Vacation Bible School which is always a big event
around here and also, this year with our church camp and all the other
activities that we have for youth and different programs that we have.
Our men’s meeting, we are excited about our men’s
meeting.We have on the first
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 but also we try to have a men’s breakfast once
a month and we are very excited about that.
Brother Todd Bevins is going to be heading up our
visitation program this year.We
have a goal of going to every home here in Ironton and inviting people to
come to the house of God.I
believe that still yet works.I
believe inviting people still yet works.I appreciate the vision of men here that are willing to work.
Shannon and Amy McCarty are doing an awesome job with
our young people and we appreciate that.
Brother Jason Hunt is going to be President of our
men’s meeting this year.We
thank God for that.
The women do such great things with all their
activities and the events around the Memorial Day Parade.Not only do they have things going on in crafts, food and things like
that but we also have a float that the young people usually prepares and
puts in the Memorial Day Parade.
The women are a part of that.
The women have a lot of different ministries, the women
have that goes in different areas.We thank God for all of them.We are blessed here with a great bunch of women, men and young people
and God is surely doing some great things.
Again, I want to praise Him for some new avenues,
thoughts, and new things He has spoke to my heart about this year that I
have never really thought to go into those areas, but I know if God is
directing, and God is saying this is the direction we need to go then I also
know that God will be there to bless and protect and add His blessing.It is just great to be a servant of the God of heaven, the King of
kings.It is great to have Him
in our lives.It is great to
have Him in our church.There
are so many places today that He is no longer there anymore.He has departed because of men’s sinful attitudes and natures.However, I’m glad that there are people and many, many churches in
this area and around the world that are still worshiping Jesus Christ and He
comes and meets with them and meets with us.I praise Him for that.
Again, thank you for viewing our website and also the
pastor’s page.It has been an
exciting year and it is going to be an exciting year for 2012.
I do pray that you will remember the folks down at City
Mission.We were able to be with
them on Thanksgiving to help out just a little bit down there—just a small
amount.Also, around Christmas
time, the Cremeans family, Brother Jeff, pastors down there.He is the director of the Mission.He is doing a great job.
All of the family, it is a family thing and I really appreciate that family;
brother Jimmy and Jimmy Lee and the whole family that works there; we know
that they do a great work.I do
pray that you will continue to pray for them and support them and keep them
in your prayers.They do a great
work in this community.
There are a bunch of needs that I think we overlook
sometimes.I know we need to be
missionary minded and I know that we need to look around the world, but I
think sometimes we overlook the needs in our own community and in our own
backyard.We send money half way
around the world and I think that is great.However, I think we should take care of the needs we have here in our
own community.
Let’s be praying for those folks and all the others;
the Evangelistic Outreach and their many ministries that they have, as well
as, the different churches in the area.God is a great God and He will bless if people will just let Him.
Again, we thank you.We appreciate all that you have done and all that you are doing.
Continue to pray for us here at Campbell Chapel and
hold us up in prayer until the next time we get to meet.
January
18, 2012